“So,
I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, the
crawling locust, the consuming locust, and the chewing locust…you shall eat in
plenty and be satisfied, and praise the name of the Lord your God, who has
dealt wondrously with you. And My people
shall never be put to shame.” Joel
2:25-26
Father, we thank You for restoring the years that the
locusts have eaten for the participants coming to the Deeper Still retreat. Lord, thank you that you restore that
which has been destroyed, that you satisfy, give new life, and say that they
shall never again be put to shame. In
Jesus’ Name, Amen.
In the
Spirit-Filled Life Bible commentary, it states that the only way these swarms
of locusts are stopped is by a wind that drives the locusts into large bodies
of water. The water drowns the
locusts.
The wind
that will drive out the locusts is the Holy Spirit. The Holy Spirit moves the locusts out into
the deep waters.
The deep areas of our
lives are full of old dead locusts that can leave a stench if not removed.
The Lord
brings the dead things in our lives to the surface so He can remove them
properly and give us a new fresh scent of His Living Water inside of us.
With the old
gone, we are free to eat in plenty and be satisfied with the goodness and grace
of our Savior.
He has promised
restoration and He will fulfill His promise.
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